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CJS 340A

Comparative Criminal Justice

3 Undergraduate credits
Effective
August 14, 2011
– Present

Graduation requirements this course fulfills

This course provides students with international perspectives on criminal justice. Through a comprehensive review of cross-national research data, students examine the features, successes and failures of various distinct criminal justice systems around the globe and use that information to evaluate the American criminal justice system. By exploring justice institutions in other parts of the world, students learn that criminal justice systems are shaped by the values, norms, customs or standards of behavior characteristic of the society in which they are found.

Learning outcomes

General

Compare differences in criminal justice systems from around the world with the United States criminal justice system.

Demonstrate knowledge of the cultural and social differences that influence how criminal justice processes are carried out in countries around the world.

Demonstrate written and oral communication skills.

Describe and analyze political, economic and cultural factors which contribute to the functioning of criminal justice systems in countries around the world.

Analyze specific international problems that criminal justice systems encounter illustrating the cultural, economic and political differences that affect their solution.